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18160 results for: Keyword - the Sir Williams
We found 11784 matches on Author, 6982 matches on Performance Comments, 1316 matches on Event Comments, 1129 matches on Roles/Actors, and 512 matches on Performance Title.

17426
07 February 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: WWay of the World listed in Rich's Register (Winston MS 9)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: Queen Mab

Dance: II: The Medley, as17641120

17427
11 April 1765 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: Yates
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Frenchified Lady never in Paris

Dance: III: The Medley, as17641120; End: The Irish Lilt, as17641011; End Farce: A Minuet-Sg Giorgi, Miss Pope

17428
27 October 1766 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: [This sort of non-theatrical entertainment continued to 14 Jan. 1767.

Performances

Mainpiece Title: A Variety Show

Performance Comment: Singing-; slack rope-. Sg Placido's Company will exhibit. Singing by Keen, Mrs Lampe, vaulting on slack rope by Sg Spinacuta. Dancing by Miss Ferci, and Miss Casaia. Tumbling by Sg Placido, Mr Williams, Sturpesi and Pedro. Dancing on the tight rope by Miss Ferci, Mas Placido, Spinacuta, Sga Placido, Sg Ferci, and Placido. Ferci will jump backwards and forwards over a cane, and put on and take off his hat. With several feats of activity never seen in England before. And Variety of Exhibitions. The most surprising and diverting performance on the tight rope by the Monkey. He walks and dances on the tight rope with a pole; he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia. he walks, and balances various equilibres on the wire, with and without the pole; he vaults and turns the Catharine wheel on the slack rope with admiration. This animal is the most astonishing of the kind ever beheld, and has given general satisfaction wherever has he exhibited. The whole to conclude with a hornpipe by Miss Casaia.
Cast
Role: slack rope Actor: . Sg Placido's Company will exhibit. Singing by Keen, Mrs Lampe, vaulting on slack rope by Sg Spinacuta. Dancing by Miss Ferci, and Miss Casaia. Tumbling by Sg Placido, Mr Williams, Sturpesi and Pedro. Dancing on the tight rope by Miss Ferci, Mas Placido, Spinacuta, Sga Placido, Sg Ferci, and Placido. Ferci will jump backwards and forwards over a cane, and put on and take off his hat. With several feats of activity never seen in England before. And Variety of Exhibitions. The most surprising and diverting performance on the tight rope by the Monkey. He walks and dances on the tight rope with a pole

17429
06 May 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Grimaldi (ballet master) and Moody. House charges #64 17s. [Profits to Moody and Grimaldi #5 9s. plus tickets.] Farce not acted in 3 years. [See 12 April 1764.] At 9 got to Drury Lane, could not get in at ye left side of ye Pit or first Gallery. After waiting till the play was over at the other door of ye Pit, got in and saw the Vintage, by Mrs King and Sg Grimaldi (whose benefit and Mr Moody's it was). He dances much better than the fellow who usually dances that dance. My intention in going was to see the F, of the Register Office, not acted these 3 years. [All characters done well] such characters are ye effects of our ill-cemented union (Neville MS Diary). Receipts: #70 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Husband

Cast
Role: Sir Francis Actor: Yates
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Cross

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. Le Brush-King; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-Aickin; Irishman (with the original song)-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-J. Palmer; Maria-Miss Mills; Margery-Mrs Love; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Trickit-Fox.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: II: The Lilliputian Camp composed by Grimaldi, as17670227; III: Hearts of Oak, as17670212; End: The Vintage, as17661011, but-Grimaldi, Mrs King

17430
01 June 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Benefit for Watson, Roberts, Kaygill and Palmer. House charges #84. [Deficit to beneficiaries #50 6s.] Bower's and Veal's deficiency of benefit received #61 5s. 6d. Rec'd from Mr Rowland 1 year's rent to Lady Day last (taxes and bills deducted) #30 6s. 1d. Paid Ridley Dorman for attending practices #10 10s.; Mr Larbor for attending Guidetti #2 2s. Mr Williams for 2 nights in Musical Lady #1 1s. (Treasurer's Book). Receipts: #33 14s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The London Merchant Or The History Of George Barnwell

Performance Comment: George-Cautherly; Thorowgood-Havard; Uncle-Burton; Trueman-Packer; Blunt-Ackman; Maria-Mrs Palmer; Lucy-Mrs Bennet; Millwood-Mrs Hopkins; In Act I, Song-Mrs Vincent.
Cast
Role: George Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: End: Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley

Entertainment: BBucks Have at Ye All-J. Palmer

17431
25 November 1767 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Provoked Wife

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17671112, but Williams-Ackman.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman.

17432
16 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Orpheus and Eurydice

Cast
Role: Mrs Motherly Actor: Mrs Copin

17433
28 January 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Tomorrow, Never Perform'd before, a COMEDY call'd The Good Natured Man. Receipts: #199 11s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: Midas

Dance: III: Hornpipe-Miss Ford, 2nd time ; IV: The Irish Lilt, as17670921

17434
03 May 1768 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Morris and Lewes. Charges #64 10s. Balance due the actors #5 1s 6d. Morris 40 346 #93 7s. Lewes 79 303 236 #88 16s. Money #59 8s. 6d.@Total House Value #241 11s. 6d.@ Reciv'd from Proprieters of the Gazetter for this season #50 for exclusive rights to publishing Play Notices (Account Book). Receipts: #59 8s. 6d. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Jealous Wife

Cast
Role: Sir Harry Actor: Woodward, 1st time
Related Works
Related Work: The Jealous Wife Author(s): George Colman, the elder

Afterpiece Title: The Royal Chace

Cast
Role: The Baby Actor: the Giant

Ballet: III: Wapping Landlady. Double Hornpipe, As17680416

17435
09 May 1768 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Dodd.
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Palmer

Afterpiece Title: The Lyar

Cast
Role: Sir John Elliot Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Kitty Actor: Miss Matthews

Dance: III: A Double Hornpipe-Walker, Miss Tetley; End: The Medley, as17680505

17436
21 May 1770 @ Covent Garden

Event Comment: Benefit for Sarjant and his Son (Book and Box-keeper). Charges #81 5s. plus extras #3 5s., total #84 10s. Deficit to Sarjant #20 18s., covered by income from tickets #166 14s. (Box 272; Pit 252; Gallery 109), half value of tickets paid up by Ansell, Symonds, Abbott, Furkins, Mrs Trott, Pilfold, Doe and Claridge. Paid half year's Paving tax for theatre #18 15s. (Account Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Brilliant Actor: Bensley
Role: Sir Bashful Actor: Yates

Afterpiece Title: The Rape of Proserpine

Related Works
Related Work: The Rape of Proserpine: With The Birth and Adventures of Harlequin Author(s): Lewis Theobald

17437
20 December 1770 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: King Arthur

Cast
Role: The Dances Actor: Daigville, Sga Giorgi, Atkins, Mrs King, Sga Daigville.

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: LeBrush-King; Brilliant-Fawcett; Irishman (with original song)-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Williams-Ackman; Gulwell-Packer; Harwood-J. Aickin; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

17438
04 March 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Oroonoko

Performance Comment: Oroonoko-Fleetwood; Aboan-Williams; Blandford-Simonds; Governor-a Gentleman, first time; Stanmore-Jones; Hotman-Lloyd; Driver-Wooler; Imoinda-a young Lady (being her first appearance on any stage).
Cast
Role: Aboan Actor: Williams
Related Works
Related Work: Oroonoko Author(s): Thomas Southerne

Afterpiece Title: The King and the Miller

Performance Comment: King-Lloyd; Miller-Williames; Dick-Simmonds; Lord Lurewell-Jones; Joe (with a Song)-Wooler; Peggy-Mrs Simmons; Kate-Miss Fairlamb; Madge-Miss Vincent; The much admired Epilogue to the Dr Last in his Chariot-Miss Rose.
Cast
Role: The much admired Epilogue to the Dr Last Actor: Miss Rose.

17439
15 April 1771 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission for one Night only. Benefit for Johnson. This Play will not be repeated at the Haymarket this Season, as it is a particular Act of Indulgence that it is suffered to be performed there this Evening (Public Advertiser)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The West Indian

Performance Comment: Belcour-Collins; Stockwell-Vaughan; Capt. Dudley-Lockhart; Young Dudley-Hudson; Major O'Flaherty-Johnson; Stukely-Edwards; Fulmer-Williams; Lawyer-Roberts; Servant-Pierce; Lady Rusport-Miss Fairlamb; Miss Dudley-Mrs Hudson; Mrs Fulmer-Mrs Simmonds; Chambermaid-Miss Atkinson; Miss Rusport-Mrs Collins.
Cast
Role: Fulmer Actor: Williams

Afterpiece Title: Marriage a la Mode

17440
15 October 1771 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Orphan

Performance Comment: Castalio-Reddish; Polydore-Cautherly; Chamont-Brereton; Acasto-Packer; Ernesto-Wrighten; Chaplain-Love; Servant-Wheeler; Page-Miss Collett; Monimia-Mrs Barry; Serina-Miss Platt; Florella-Mrs Johnston.
Cast
Role: Polydore Actor: Cautherly

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Irishman-Moody; Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frenchman-Baddeley; Margery Moorput-Mrs Love; New Character [Mrs Doggerel]-Miss Pope; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

Dance: V: The Sailors Revels, as17711008

17441
25 May 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Way To Keep Him

Cast
Role: Sir Bashful Constant Actor: King
Role: Sir Brilliant Fashion Actor: Dodd

Afterpiece Title: Harlequins Invasion

Song: II: The Soldier Tir'd-Mrs Wrighten

Entertainment: V: Bucks Have at Ye All-Master Cape

17442
13 October 1772 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid a tow bill 10s. (Treasurer's Book). [This charge occurs about once a month throughout the season for wicks and will not be noted further, total payments this season #4 10s.] Receipts: #265 6s. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Grecian Daughter

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Capt. LeBrush-Palmer; Frenchman-Baddeley; Irishman-Moody; Gulwell-Packer; Scotchman-Love; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Williams-Ackman; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; New Character-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman

17443
14 June 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: She Stoops To Conquer

Performance Comment: Parts-Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.
Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Aickin, Fearon, Moss, Moody, Lloyd, Courtney, Palmer, Pierce, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Platt, Miss Craven.

Afterpiece Title: Cupids Revenge

Cast
Role: Sir Gregory Actor: Moss

Dance: II: A Double Hornpipe-; End: A new dance The Italian Peasants-Giorgi's scholars

17444
02 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Commissary

Performance Comment: Commissary-Foote; Isaac Fungus-Fearon; Gruel-Aickin; Young Loveit-Davis; Dr Catgut-Hutton; Simon-Moss; Bridoun-Courtney; Paduasoy-Castle; Harpy-Lloyd; La Fleur-Bolton; John-Pierce; Coachman-Jacobs; Mrs Mechlin-Mrs Williams; Mrs Loveit-Moody; Jenny-Mrs Fearon; Dolly-Miss Platt.
Cast
Role: Mrs Mechlin Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Cooper

Dance: As17730630

17445
16 July 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Nabob

Afterpiece Title: The Author

Performance Comment: As17730607 but Mrs Cadwallader-Mrs Williams.
Cast
Role: Mrs Cadwallader Actor: Mrs Williams.

Dance: As17730712

17446
06 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Cast
Role: Parts Actor: Foote, Aickin, Bannister,Hamilton, Fearon, Moody,Davis, Jacobs, Lloyd, LaMash,Courtney, Holton , Howard, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell
Role: Sir Robert Riscounter Actor: Foote
Role: Sir James Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: As17730728 but Harwood-_; Lord Brilliant-_; Frankly-_; Trickit-_; Williams-_; Maria-_; Melpomene-_.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Osborne
Role: new Character Actor: Mrs Williams

Dance: As17730804

17447
27 August 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Bankrupt

Performance Comment: As17730813 but to avoid confusion full list noted: Foote, Aickin, Bannister, Hamilton, Fearon, Moody, Davis, Jacobs, LaMash, Lloyd, Bolton, Weston, Mrs Williams, Miss Ambrose, Miss Platt, Mrs Jewell; Prologue-Foote.
Cast
Role: Sir Robert Riscounter Actor: Foote
Role: Sir James Actor: J. Aickin
Role: Lady Riscounter Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: A Trip to Portsmouth

Cast
Role: Sir Flimsey Actor: Castle

17448
16 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Macaroni

Performance Comment: Parts-Cresswick (from the Theatre Royal in York), Fearon, Bolton, Farren, Davis, Williams LeMarch, Lloyd, Jacobs, a Young Lady, first time; Miss Atkinson, Mr Palmer, Mrs Dyer, Mrs Williams; Epilogue-to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.
Cast
Role: Epilogue Actor: to be spoken in the character of the Macaroni.

Afterpiece Title: The Apprentice

Song: III: O What a Charming Thing's a Battle-Bannister

17449
20 September 1773 @ Haymarket Theatre

Event Comment: By Permission. Benefit for Aikin and Mrs Fearon. Being Positively the last time of performing

Performances

Mainpiece Title: The Maid Of The Mill

Performance Comment: Lord Aimworth-Davies; Sycamore-Parsons; Giles-[Fearon]; Ralph-Dibdin; Merwin-J. Aickin; Fairfield-Aickin; Patty-Mrs Hunt; Theodosia-Mrs Scott; Fanny-Mrs Wrighten (from Drury Lane); first time; Lady Sycamore-Mrs Williams[, first time., first time.
Cast
Role: Theodosia Actor: Mrs Scott
Role: Lady Sycamore Actor: Mrs Williams

Afterpiece Title: The Mock Doctor

Cast
Role: Sir Jasper Actor: Follett.

Monologue: 1773 9 20 Interlude. Piety in Pattens. As 23 Aug

17450
08 October 1773 @ Drury Lane Theatre

Event Comment: Paid for an Index Balance for the Office #1 1s. Receipts: #182 6s. 6d. (Treasurer's Book)

Performances

Mainpiece Title: Zara

Afterpiece Title: The Register Office

Performance Comment: Le Brush-Palmer; Gulwell-Packer; Frankly-Davies; Harwood-J. Aickin; Lord Brilliant-Fawcett; Scotchman-Love; Williams-Ackman; Mrs Doggerel-Miss Pope; Margery Moorpout-Mrs Love; Irishman-Moody; Frenchman-Baddeley.
Cast
Role: Williams Actor: Ackman